Gene:
a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 8
Gene ID:
197573
Symbol:
ADAM8
Species:
1000
Description:
Members of ADAM family are cell surface proteins with a unique structure possessing both potential adhesion and protease domains. The extracellular region of ADAM8 shows significant amino acid sequence homology to hemorrhagic snake venom proteins, including the metalloprotease and disintegrin domains.